Stricter selection criteria improve the results of shunt surgery.

Between October, 1976 and December, 1982, 176 patients with full-blown liver cirrhosis were referred to us either with Acute oesophageal variceal bleeding, or after having had such a haemorrhage. Eight of these patients died of a haemorrhage that did not respond to conservative treatment, or of hepatic failure after emergency surgery. After receiving initial conservative treatment, 168 patients were classified in accordance with clinical, biochemical and haemodynamic selection criteria, particular importance being attached to the haemodynamic criteria.

[Pharmacological effects on the motor activity of Oddi's sphincter. Postoperative electromanometric measurements of the bile ducts].

Besides the high diagnostical value of the electromanometric measurement, this method is especially useful for the registration of pharmacological effects upon the sphincter of Oddi. In this study the influence of hymecromon on sphincter function was tested in 138 patients. Hymecromon induced a significant decrease of pressure by prolonging the opening time (p < 0.